WA news LIVE: Perth feels bite of house value slump; Greek favourites confirmed for United Cup return

November 2, 2026 — 10:59am

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Top-ranked stars and crowd favourites confirmed for United Cup return

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World No.7 Felix Auger-Aliassime is among the major names set to represent their country when the United Cup returns to Perth and Sydney in the new year.

Auger-Aliassime will be joined by Victoria Mboko to represent Canada, while crowd favourite Stefanos Tsitsipas will represent Greece alongside Maria Sakkari.

Last year, Tsitsipas – currently ranked 33 – took the United Cup by storm in Perth with a straight-sets win over Japan’s Shintaro Mochizuki and a tense clash with Britain’s Billy Harris that went down to the wire in the final set.

Despite Tsitsipas triumphing over Taylor Fritz in the quarterfinals, team USA were ultimately too strong for the Greeks, with Coco Gauff and Christian Harrison sealing their path to the semifinals.

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Across Australia and around the world

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Here’s what’s making headlines elsewhere today:

• Trust in Australia’s politicians has plunged, fewer than half of voters believe they have a meaningful say in government and almost three-quarters think the country has become more divided over the past year.

• The corporate regulator has threatened to take enforcement action against superannuation trustees that fail to lift their game when it comes to customer complaints, slamming them for too readily blaming issues on members as complaints in the sector have surged.

• Westpac expects interest rates to remain “elevated” into 2027 and house prices to fall by nearly 11 per cent by March as it reported a $6.8 billion profit.

• A business jet has crashed in Florida, erupting in a massive fireball and killing all nine people on board.
• German ministers have threatened tough penalties for looters and rioters who damaged stores and injured more than 100 police officers in Frankfurt at the weekend, while praising security forces for preventing wider violence.

• A growing number of patients are developing psychosis, including paranoia and hallucinations, after taking medication to treat ADHD, psychiatrists have warned.

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Today’s weather

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Cool and a little showery to start the working week but by Wednesday it’ll be sunny and warm. Then it’s heating up on Friday ahead of a stunning weekend.

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Welcome to our live news blog

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Good morning readers, and welcome to our live news blog for Monday, November 2.

Making headlines today is an exclusive report laying bare the challenges public housing tenants face when dealing with disruptive and unruly neighbours.

Megan* is a public housing tenant in Cloverdale.

She came to live at the small, well-kept home after she spent time in a women’s refuge a few years ago, after escaping an abusive relationship.

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